From: Amy Kyle, Clackamas County Water Environment Services, 503-742-4561 or akyle@co.clackamas.or.us

1-13-11

Media and Interested Parties

Public sewer service now available in portions of the North Clackamas Revitalization Area

Clackamas County Water Environment Services, on behalf of Clackamas County Service District No. 1 (CCSD #1), has completed the first phase of construction on the sanitary sewer collection system that will serve approximately 970 customers within the CCSD#1 service area of the North Clackamas Revitalization Area (NCRA). These properties are currently served by on-site wastewater disposal systems, such as septic systems and cesspools.

Property owners in the Phase 1 area who are ready to connect to the public sewer system can take advantage of a sanitary sewer system development charge (SDC) credit, offered through a cooperative agreement between the Clackamas County Development Agency (CCDA) and CCSD #1. A limited sewer hook-up grant program is also available to those who qualify through a second cooperative agreement with Clackamas County Community Development, CCDA and CCSD #1.

Phase 2 of the NCRA sewer project was recently awarded to Rotschy Inc. and construction is expected to begin later this month.

For more information, please call Water Environment Services at 503-742-4567, or visit our Website at www.RiverHealth.org.